>On Wed, 23 Oct 1996 CHAKJA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Kirsten Andrews)
asked about: The perfect lasagne
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>I am looking for a filling lasagne recipe that contains no dairy products.
> I have looked in the archives, and have found a great tomato and zucchini
>lasagne recipe. The only problem is I am cooking for my brother who isn't
>vegetarian and I think he would miss the meat. I am wondering if pureed
>pumpkin would suffice as a "cheesy substance".
>
>Any other tips on how to make it "extra filling" would be appreciated. He's
>a 21 year old whose on a drug which increases his appetite!
>Kirsten Andrews
I'm not a vegetarian, and the first time I made lasagna, I was making for
a party and needed 2. Since some of my guests don't eat meat, I made one
with ground beef, and one with just spinach. I thought the meat not only
didn't improve the lasagna, but made it awful. I've never made one with
meat since! ;-)
I'm working off the top of my head here since you said you needed it fast,
but my basic recipe calls for layers of the following:
noodles - I don't cook mine first, but cook the dish longer.
sauce - I use my "basic" red pasta sauce.
cheese & spinach mixture - I use ff ricotta (sometimes ff cottage cheese,
although I don't think that's as good), ff mozzarella, a sprinkle of
ff parmesean, and egg (or substitute) and squeezed frozen spinach.
End with sauce and top with some more of the mozzarella and a little
parmesean. Voila! Bake at 350 F for 45-60 min. It always gets raves.
And I think it's pretty filling with just a green salad (maybe some bread)
on the side.
Good luck, Francine
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